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Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots
Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots
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Innate instinctsA Scotsman likes to feel that, almost by instinct, he could guddle a trout (palm it out of the water) or gralloch a deer (disembowel it with his knife), even if he spends his day driving a bus or designing software. A kilty cover-upIf the Scots were to shed their seriousness, they would be noisier t... more » Rob joyCalvinism is still deeply ingrained in the Scottish soul. A Scottish poet, overcome by the joy of sunshine and blue sky, once cried out what a fine day it was. The woman to whom he spoke replied, ?We'll pay for it, we'll pay for it.? Cunning and cleverThe Scots respect cleverness and like to feel that they possess plenty of it themselves. In Scotland there is nothing wrong with being clever, so long as you show it by words or actions, rather than by bragging. You don't have to hide it. To say of someone that ?he has a good conceit of himself? is neither praise nor blame, just a statement of fact.
Author:
Innate instinctsA Scotsman likes to feel that, almost by instinct, he could guddle a trout (palm it out of the water) or gralloch a deer (disembowel it with his knife), even if he spends his day driving a bus or designing software. A kilty cover-upIf the Scots were to shed their seriousness, they would be noisier t... more » Rob joyCalvinism is still deeply ingrained in the Scottish soul. A Scottish poet, overcome by the joy of sunshine and blue sky, once cried out what a fine day it was. The woman to whom he spoke replied, ?We'll pay for it, we'll pay for it.? Cunning and cleverThe Scots respect cleverness and like to feel that they possess plenty of it themselves. In Scotland there is nothing wrong with being clever, so long as you show it by words or actions, rather than by bragging. You don't have to hide it. To say of someone that ?he has a good conceit of himself? is neither praise nor blame, just a statement of fact.
ISBN-13: 9781906042479
ISBN-10: 1906042470
Publication Date: 12/1/2008
Pages: 92
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 1906042470
Publication Date: 12/1/2008
Pages: 92
Rating: ?
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